Carrier and conveyer for bottles.



B. E. LINFOOT. CARRIER` AND CONVVEYER FOR BOTTLES. 1 APPuATloN FILED Men/22.1915.

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j BENJAMIN E. 'LINroo'ig or rHILADELrHrA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARRIER AND CONVEYER FOR BOTTLES.

Application filed May 22, 1,915. I Serial No. 29,753.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN E. LIN-- ivoor, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Carrier and Conveyer for Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful conveyer for bottles comprising a plurality of carriers suitably connected, each carrier comprising the combination with a mouthpiece, of a plurality of supporting members for the bottles movably mounted with respect to the mouth-piece, and with means to locate the desired supporting memberin proper position with respect to the mouthpiece. n

It further consists of other novel features of construction, 'all as will vbe hereinafter fully set forth. y

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawing one form thereof which is at present preferred by me, since the'same will be found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention.' consists can be vario-usly arranged andporo'anized and thatmy invention isnot limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a carrier embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa vertical, sectional view on line .0c- Fig."1.. Fig, 3 is a vertical, sectional view on line y-y Fig. 2, showing a portion of the mouth-piece in elevation and with a bottle indotted lines. Fig'. 4. is a perspective view showing one form of connecting adjacent links, with portions broken away. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the end plates. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one end -of a portion of a drum employed, in detached position. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one end ofa bar employed for carrying thev mouth-piece, in

detached position.` Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the casing of a mouth-piece, inl detached position.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the links or link members of the conveyer, which are formed with the oppositely ex-= Specification of Letters Patent.

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tending lips 2 and 3, which are adapted t0 be pivotally connected each with a lip of the next adjacent links, and one of said lips on each link being offset, in the present instance, `the lip 2, in yorder tok provide for the proper connection Aof the parts, it being understood that the said links are located on opposite sides of the conveyer and are adapted for suitable connection with actuatifnggmechanism that may be suitable there# or. l r

Extending upwardly from each link is an ear el, having a bearing 5, and with an invvardly extending lug .6 for purposes lto be hereinafter described. As the carriers of the conveyer are the same a descriptionof one will sufficefor all.

Extending between a pair of oppositely mouth-pieces,said bar, in the present in- Y stance, being provided with a Harige 8 on each side, forming an angle construction, andextending from each end thereof are the lugs 9 which are adapted to pass through openings 10 in .thev links 1 and to be bent or clenched, as best seen in Fig. 2, to engage with the wall of the links, in order to rmly and securely hold the bars in position, with the ianges 8 bearing against the inner wall .of the links. At suitable points 'inthe bar -7, I provide openings 11, and I provide vguiding means for. the openings by depressing the material of the bar to form the inclined guidingwalls 12. Suitably `connect- .ed with the kbar 7 are the mouth-pieces or bottle mouth rests, properly located with respect to an opening 11 and, as here shown, I

employ a tubular casing13 yhaving a bottoni wallwhich is provided with a tubular flange '14 extending upwardly'and spaced from the outer wall of the casing 13, and providing an openingthrough the casing.

15 designates the mouth-piece proper provided with a .suitably inclined wall 16 on its upper face and with an opening 17 therethrough, and is also provided with a downwardly extending sleeve 18 to suitably embrace the tubular flange 14: of the cas-v ing in order that the mouth-piece 15 will be suitably guided in its movement.

19 designates a resilient member such asy a coiled spring which at one end bearsl against the bottom of the casing 13 and at Vits u )per en d against the bottom of the mout piece 15. `Thisconstruction serves as a resilient rest or support for the bottle when in position in the carrier and prevents breakage of the same when the clamping mechanism of the machine engages with the bottle.

In the present instance, I have shown the casing 13 provided with lugs 2O adapted to its different positions.

pass through suitable openings 21 in the bar 7 and to be bent or clenched against the same in order to hold the casing 13 in suitable rigid connection with the bar 7.

Above the mouth-piece I provide a plurality of supporting members movably mounted with means whereby the desired supporting member or members may be located in operative position with respect to a mouth-piece, and inthe present instance, I have shown a drum for this purpose, which is rotatably supported or carried by each pair of links.. The said drum is provided with a plurality of series of supporting means and I so mount the drum that any of said series may be operatively positioned with respect to the mouth-pieces and at varying heights therefrom, in order t0 properly support different sized bottles. To this end I have shown a drum for each pair of links having end plates 22 each of which is provided with a bearing eccentrically positioned thereon, and I provide notches 24 which are adapted to receive the lug 6 carried by the ears 4 for locking the drum in In the present instance, the drum is provided with themembers or faces 25, 26, 27 and 28, angularly disposed with respect to each other and each of which is provided with a series of openings 29, each series of openings being of dilferent diameters from those of the other series, in order to accommodate different sized bottles, the said openings forming supporting members. In the present instance, the ends of the faces of the drum are provided with the lugs 30, which are adapted to pass through the slots or openings 31 of the end plates and to be bent or clenched thereto, in order that the whole forms a strong and rigid construction.

V32 designates a pin passing through the bearings 23 of the end plates and the bearings 5 of the ear 4 and a suitable locking nut 33 is provided to engage with the threaded end of the pin to finally lock the parts in position, and in order that by releasing the nuts and removing the lug 6 from engagement with the notches 24, the drum can be rotated or moved in order to locate any of its faces, that is, the supporting members in operative position with respect to the mouthpiece, it being understood that the openings in the faces correspond in number to the number of the mouth-pieces.

It will be seen that by reason of the eccentric position of the bearing for the drum, that the different series of supporting members will be located at varying or different heights from or above the mouth supports.

The operation of the device will be apparent.

Depending upon the size of the bottles to be operated upon, the drum will be located to place the proper supporting members in operative position. 33 the ears 4 of the links can be pulled outwardly sul'liciently to remove the lugs 6 from their engagement with the notches 24 at each end and the drum can be rotated and if one-half pint bottles are to be carried, the smallest series of openings are brough to uppermost position, that is, in operative relation to the mouth-pieces. IIhe eccentric support of the drum is such that this face will be nearer to the mouth-pieces, that is, will be at a less height therefrom than the other faces. By this means when half pint bottles are inserted, the smaller openings will have been centrally located with respect to the mouth-pieces and the walls of the opening will properly engage with the body of the bottle at a suitable point or height, in order to insure that the bottle will be supported in proper position while it is in the carrier.V After the openings have been moved to operative position, the operator releases the ears 4 and causes the lug 6 to enter the proper notch 24, and by screwing the nuts 33 into locking position, the parts are held as desired.

Should it be desired to operate upon a larger size bottle such as four to a gallon, the nuts 33 are loosened and the drum is rotated in order to locate the face thereof with the series of the largest openings in operative position, as for example as seen in Fig. 3. By reason of the eccentric position of the bearings, the operative face 23 of the drum containing said largest opening will be located at a greater height from the mouthpieces, than any of the other series of openings, by means of which after the nuts have again been tightened and the parts locked in position, it will be understood that the supporting member for the large bottles will be properly positioned and located to engage the same to hold the bottles in proper position. The other two faces containing the other series of openings or supporting members may be operatively positioned, as desired, and these faces will be at dierent heights, suiicient to properly engage, say pint bottles or what is termed five to the gallon. It will be understood that any suitable number of openings may be provided and the drum may have any desired number of faces for the series of openings.

The carrier is adapted for use in conveying bottles through any suitable machines, such as washing machines, soalrers, etc.,

-since the desired supporting member of each carrier of the conveyer can be located in By releasing the nuts y wardly therefrom, bottle mouth-pieces caroperative position depending upon the size of the bottles to be carried.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction of a conveyer for bottle washing machines which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A carrier for conveying bottles through a machine, comprising in combination, a mouth-piece, a. drum rotatably mounted above said mouth-piece and having a plurality of supporting members to be located in operative position as desired, and means for locking the drum in its diiferent posi-` tions.

2. A carrier for conveying bottles through a machine, comprising in combination, a mouth-piece, a drum eccentrically and rotatably mounted above the mouth-piece and having a plurality of supporting members to be located in operative `position as desired and at different heights above the mouth-piece, and means for locking the drum in its different positions.

3. A bottle carrier, comprising in combination, link members, bottle mouth-'pieces carried thereby, a drum having a plurality of series of openings therein, each series of different diameter, means for rotatably supporting the drum above said mouth-pieces to locate the desired series in operative position with the mouth-pieces and at varying heights therefrom, and means for locking the drum in its different positions.

4. A bottle carrier comprising'in combination, links, bottle mouth-pieces carried by said links, a drum eccentrically mounted on said links to be rotatable above the mouthpieces, said drum having a plurality of series of openings, each series being of different diameters to be located centrally and at different vertical distances above the mouthpieces, and means for locking the drum in its different positions. Y

5. A bottle carrier comprising in combination, links having ears extending up- Copies of this patent may be obtained for ried by the links, a drum eccentrically mounted on said ears to be rotatable above the mouth-pieces, said drum having a plurality of series of VVopenings, each series being of diii'erent diameters to be located centrally and at different vertical distances above the mouth-pieces, and means for locking the drum in its different positions.

6. A bottle carrier comprising'in combination, end plates, a bearing eccentrically carried by the end plates, a plurality of supporting members carried by and located at different positions on the end plates, each member having a series of bottle receiving openings therein and each series of different diameters, and means for rotatably supporting the endplates and members.

7 A conveyer for bottles, comprising in combination, links movably connected, a bar extending between and connected with each pair of oppositely situated links, a plurality of resilient bottle mouth-pieces carried by each bar, a drum rotatably carried by each pair of links above the bottle mouth-pieces and having a plurality ofv series of openings links, openings in said bar with the wall of the bar downwardly inclined around said openings, a casing connected with said bar ateach opening, said casing having an opening therethrough and having an upturned flangeV inwardly spaced from the outer wall, a mouth-piece in'said casing and a resilient member carried by the casing and bearing against the mouth-pieces to resiliently support the same.

9. A bottle carrier for bottles comprising in combination, end links, a bar connecting said links, openings in said bar with the wall of the bar downwardly inclined around said openings, a casing connected with said bar at each opening, said casinghaving an opening therethrough and having anupturned flange inwardly spaced from the outer wall, a mouth-piece in said casing having a sleeve .encircling said iange to guide the mouthber carried by the casing and bearing against the mouth-piece to resiliently support the same.

f BENJAMIN E. LINFOOT. lVitnesses:

C. D. MGVAY, K. M. BROPHY.

:five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

